Toy bowling game



a. c. LASARES. TOY BOWLING GAME. APPLICATION FII-ED DEILZI. I918- 1,32*1, 1 08. Patented Nov. 11, 1919.

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siding in the city GEORGE C. LASARES, SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS.

TOY BOWLING GAME. L

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 11, 1919.

Application filed December 27, 1918. Serial N 0. 268,459.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE C." LASARES, a citizen of the United States of America, re-

of Springfield and county of Hampden and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Toy Bowling Games, of which the following is a specificaton.

This invention relates to improvements in toy bowling games and particularly that part of the game which relates to the target. The object of the invention is t Provide a movable target which is adapted to be automatically operated when a ball is rolled along the floor. The; invention comprises a series of movablemembersbearing figures representing persons or any suitable objects, that are mounted upon a common; support with means for setting or moving all of the members into a position, to be automatically tipped or moved into another position by means of mechanism that is operated when the rolled ball strikes certain parts of the operatingmechanism.

Referring to the drawings: 7 y 3 I Figure 1 is a front elevational view of the target device showing position they occupy after the ballhas been rolled, orthe inoperative position; Fig. 2 is a sectional view on the line 22 of Fig. 1 showing the movable members on which the figures are placed, in the inoperative position and illustrating the construce tionof the movable members;

Fig. 3 is a detail view of the target similar to Fig. 2 showing the movable members in the set position; and

Fig. 4 shows the target in the position the parts occupy at the moment therolled ball strikes the operating mechanism to throw the movable members into the inoperatlve position shown in Figs. 'l and Referring to the drawings in detail: 1, 2,

and 3 designate the side and end members composing the framework of the target, 4 and 5 are two rods arranged in parallel relation to each other and fixedly secured to the end pieces 1 and 2.by any suitable means. 6 designates a wire thatis also arranged in parallel relation to the rods 4: and 5. This wire is preferablysecured at its ends in the pieces 7 and 8 which are secured to the ends 1 and 2. Loosely mounted on this wire are the spacing pieces 9 and 10fforseparating the movable members 11." Thesemembers are formed with a longitudinal groove 12 l the upper end or the figures in the therein to receive the ball 13 which is smaller than the groove to permit it to roll freely from one end of the groove to the other. The ball is prevented from escaping by means of the pins 14. The pivotal point'll of the member 1'1 is such that in its set position, as shown in Fig. 3 the ball 13 rolls to long arm part of the member 11, or, in other words the member 11 1s overweighted in order to retain the same in its set position. In order to tip the sameforward into its inoperative or normal position striking devices are provided which consist of pendant members 15 shaped like ten-pins, which are loosely hung on a. wire 16. 17 are hollow spacing pieces on the wire 16 for maintaining the pendant membersproperly spaced from each other. 18 designates striking rods that are freely and slidably mounted in openings in the rods or bars 4 and 5; the lower ends of which are struck by the pendant members 15 when a rolled ball 19 strikes one of the pendant members and forcibly moves the same into the position shown in Fig. 4, from the normal position of the pendant members shown in Figs. 1 and 2. 'As the rod 18 is pins 14.

{F or the purpose of simultaneously setting the members 11 with the attached figures 20, 21, and 22 that consist of lithographs, printed. on paper, and pasted to the pieces 23, a rotatable rod knob .25 is provided. This rod is located below the pivotal point '11 of the member 11 and is providedwith pins 26 which, as the rod 241 is turned in the direction of the arrow 27 will engage the lower or rear side of the members 11 causing these members to be simultaneously tilted upward from the position shown in Fig. 2 to that shown in Fig. 3. When a rolled ball 19 strikes a pendant member 15 the rod 18 strikes the upper rear end of the member 11 causing it to be thrown or tilteddownward into its normal position shown in Figs. 1 and 2; the arrow 28,Fig. 4, indicatesthe direction of the movement of the member 11 and its attached figure. The numerals 3, 2 and 24 having an operating 7 to limit their upward and downward move- 5 on the figures 20, 2'1 and 22 shown in Fig. 1 indicate the value of the hit made by the player when a successful throw of'the ball 19 operates to cause the movement of'--- one of the figures from its set position shown in Fig. 3 to that shown in Fig. 1.

It will be seen that the present invention is one that can be readily and easily operated by unskilled players. The opening 29 serves to permit the rolled balls to pass through the frame.

The rods 18 slide very freely in the rods 4 and 5 and are provided with stop pins 18 ments in the supporting rods 4; and 5. In Fig. 4; the rolled ball is shown as passing through the opening 29 of the main framework.

hat I claim is:

1. Adevice of the kind described, comprising a frame-work, members tiltably supported therein, means for retaining said members in nearly a horizontal position when in their set positions, means for tilting the members into an inclined or nearly vertical position, means for retaining the same in said latter .mentioned positions, means for causing. the members to be moved into the vertical positions, said last mentioned means comprising pendant members, slidable rod in the path of the pendant members, one end of the rods being arranged to engage the tiltable members and cause the same to be moved into their vertical positions, as described. V

2. A movable member for a bowling game and having a groove therein to receive a movable weight, as a ball, said member being pivotally mounted at a point thereof distant from its center point to provide'an arm that is longer than the. other, wherebyas the ball rolls into a position onto the passes its center of support in the opposite direction the movable member will be in its normal position. i

3; A bowling game device comprising a framework, a member bearing a figure movably mounted therein, the member being supported at a point distant from. its central:

point to provide an overweighted arm, a slidable red the upper endof which serves to support the member in itsset position, a pendant member for operating the slidable rod, whereby when, the slidable rod is operated the longer arm of the member will be thrown upward causing the movable member to be thrown into its normal position, and means comprising a movableweight carried by .the movable member for maintaining said member in either a set or normal position;v i

tion with a suitable supporting framework, a.

pendant member mounted therein, and designed to be operated by a rolled ball, a slidable rod located in the path of the pendantunember, a movable member as a ball designed to be operated by the slidable rod for moving the movabl member into its normal position, means for resetting the movable member comprising a rod having an arm thereon and located back of the pivotal connection of the movable member for setting the same, whereby when the pendant member is oscillated the movable member will be tilted -into itsnormal position, said movable member having a rolling weight for tilting the same as the weight passes its pivotal connection. r 7

5-. A-device of the kind described, comprising a frame Work, tiltable members supported therein and adapted to remain in either substantially a horizontal or vertical position, said Lmembers being in the horizontal-positions when set, means for tilting the members into thevertical positions, means for retaining the members in eitherpositions. Y r

7 6,111 a toy device of the kind described, the combination, of a frame -constructi0n,fa tiltable member mounted therein, means for tilting the.memberincluding a freely suspended, pendant member designed to be struck by rolled ball, and operative means including a sliding rod between the pendant member and the tiltable'member. I,

7'. A toy comprising a framework, atiltable membermountedtherein, means for retainingit in a slightly inclinedoranearly horizontal position, means for moving the member into nearly a vertical position, and including a pendant device designed to be struck by arolled balha freely slidabl'e, movable rodbetween 'thesaid? device and the tiltable memberfor transmitting the blow received by the pendant device to the tiltable member for causing the: tiltable'member to assume the vertical position.

8. In a toy bowling device, a frame con- 9. In a toy-bowling devlce, a frame construction, overweighted tiltable members therein and normally" ClISPOSBCl. .111 an illclmedand nearly-horizontal position, but

adapted to assume substantially a vertical pos1t1on,sa1d weight being a movableone, and means for. simultaneously moving all of the members into their original inclined position comprising-a rod, arms thereon for: of the members for moving the;

engaging all same from the vertical to an inclinedposition.

10. In a toy device, a supporting framework, a tiltable member supported thereby, means comprising a freely slidable rod for tilting the member, and means for moving the slidable rod. V

11. A toy of the kind described having in combination an overWeighted tiltable member, a freely slidable rod for operating the member, a freely suspended pendant member for operating the rod.

12. A toy of the kind described comprising a supporting frame, overweighted tiltable members therein, means for tilting the same comprising a member movable relative to the tiltable member, means for returning the same to their original position comprising a rotatable rod having arms thereon for copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the ferent lengths, a movable element on the pivotally supported member to cause the pivotally supported member to tilt about its pivot, and a slidable member for imparting an initial movement to the member for causing the movable element to tilt said member. 14. In a toy device of the kind described, a tiltable member, means for tilting the same comprising a freely slidable rod and a freely suspended pendant member arranged to strike one end of the rod, as described.

GEORGE O. LASARES.

"Commissioner of .Patents,

Washington. D. G. 

